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May 25, 2013 12:56:19 AM

Right now i have one geforce gtx 660 ti in my build i was planning on getting another one along with it so i can run it in sli but to day online i was looking into the new geforce gtx 780 that was coming out. so should i sell my 660 ti and get a 780 or use my money to just buy another 660 ti.
My Specs
i7-3770k
Geforce GTX 660 ti
Corsair 16gb of Vengeance RAM
Asus P8-Z77 LK Motherboard
HX750 PSU
Corsair H100i Water cooling
Samsung 128gb SSD Boot Drive (Around 20 second start-up)
1tb WD HDD Cavair Black
Corsair 650D Case

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(if you need any more info about anything just say)

My 660 ti - http://www.bestbuy.com/site/NVIDIA---GeForce-GTX-660-Ti...

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a b Î Nvidia
May 25, 2013 1:04:21 AM

One GTX 780 is stronger than SLI GTX 660 Ti. That said, the GTX 780 isn't likely going to offer much over a SLI GTX 660 Ti. Since you already have one, you only have to pay for another. That is cheaper and more efficient in wasting 2x the price for a GTX 780 and then throwing your GTX 660 Ti away. In terms of price/performance, I'd get another GTX 660 Ti. If you want just pure power and cost is not an option, then get the GTX 780.
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May 25, 2013 1:07:35 AM

Thanks. I guess money isn't gunna be that big of a problem to be working all summer. So im going to go for the 780 plus it looks cooler. lol
Thaks again for responding so quick
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May 25, 2013 1:09:21 AM

1 faster card will always be better than 2 slower cards in SLI. It consumes less power, produces less heat, is usually more stable, and you can always add another down the road.
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May 25, 2013 1:10:13 AM

If I were you, I would switch to 780 (if you can afford, since its pretty overpriced these days). There is no point investing on another 660TI to be honest. I always find single gpu's to be more effective. You'd paying less utility bills and have no heating problems on a single pcb.

660ti comes with 256bit interface and 780 comes with 384bits. Running 2x660TI wont get you closer to that since the interface stays the same, so does your bandwith.
780 has more texture units, more streaming processor, larger memory...
you may find that 660ti has faster core clock but with the other components falling short it wont take you further performance wise.
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a b Î Nvidia
May 25, 2013 2:13:39 AM

If you had a GTX 670 I would say just grab another one and SLI but as it is you might be better off getting a GTX 780 although I can't recommend any GPU that cost more than some full computers. The price that Nvidia is charging for the 780 is just insane and in my opinion very much not worth it in any way shape or form. But until Nvidia gets there driver problems fixed I can't recommend Nvidia at this time anyway. With Trine 2 AC3 and a few other games broke in the latest 320.18 drivers it is not good.
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a b Î Nvidia
May 25, 2013 2:23:15 AM

I'm always puzzled by people that buy a 750W PSU (cuz they "might" Crossfire/SLI, and they use one GPU. OP decided to buy a 780, so why buy 750W in the first place when it is cheaper to buy 550-600W?
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May 25, 2013 8:56:12 AM

Fewer issues with a single card, it has more vram, faster vram. It will be a smoother gaming experience overall, even if the fps are a little lower. If you have the cash, 780 for sure.
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May 25, 2013 9:00:21 AM

envy14tpe said:
I'm always puzzled by people that buy a 750W PSU (cuz they "might" Crossfire/SLI, and they use one GPU. OP decided to buy a 780, so why buy 750W in the first place when it is cheaper to buy 550-600W?


I got an HX1050 when I built my computer, at the time I was planning on adding another gtx 570 to the system a few months later. Turns out I never did, but now im glad I got the HX1050 as Im running a 780 with a gtx 570 as a physX card. Plus the PSU gives all the room needed to overclock everything.
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June 3, 2013 8:00:56 PM

A 192 bit card is not high end. even at $300, its crap. dont buy another one for sli. Watch the reviews on youtube for the gtx 780, especially linus tech tips. the 660ti is in the dirt.
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June 3, 2013 8:02:10 PM

I wonder how many add in board partners will be flashing their leftover 680s into 770s?
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June 12, 2013 8:34:22 AM

nocturnal7x said:
envy14tpe said:
I'm always puzzled by people that buy a 750W PSU (cuz they "might" Crossfire/SLI, and they use one GPU. OP decided to buy a 780, so why buy 750W in the first place when it is cheaper to buy 550-600W?


I got an HX1050 when I built my computer, at the time I was planning on adding another gtx 570 to the system a few months later. Turns out I never did, but now im glad I got the HX1050 as Im running a 780 with a gtx 570 as a physX card. Plus the PSU gives all the room needed to overclock everything.


The 570 as a physics card does nothing.

Im running a 570 and tried a 550ti as a physics card, it does nothing.

If you already have a high end graphics card, it wont do anything.

Run a benchmark and look at your graph in afterburner. the 2nd card was at idle. i dont see anything going on with a physics card.
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July 24, 2013 8:24:56 AM

One stronger card will always be better than 2 strong cards unless you'd be using multiple monitors.
SLI costs more on electrical consumption.
So id say go with the 780. Its more practical.
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